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Sightings and news to week ending 8 June

Tuesday 3 June

Estuary Tower

69 Dunlin, 10 Ringed Plover and 28 Sanderling in scattered flocks across the mud, distant views.

Middle Point

Male White-spotted Bluethroat singing and showing in the reedbeds. Single Sandwich and Arctic Terns in the estuary, trying to fly back down channel in a strong wind + single Whimbrel with 5 Curlew and 2 Dunlin to North of the point.

Top New Piece

Spoonbill, 10+ Redshank, 4 Lapwing, 8 Avocet, 30 Gadwall.

Kingfisher Hide

Kingfisher and Little Grebe, calling Cuckoo.

Rushy Hide

3cy Med Gull, Lapwing, 30 Avocet plus broods.


Monday 2 June

Long Ground Pool from Estuary Tower

Brood of six Shelducklings.

Rushy Hide

Our first Tufted Duck brood of seven ducklings on the Lower Pond. A few broods of Avocet and Black-headed Gulls, pair of Oystercatcher, 27 Gadwall and a Lapwing.

Top New Piece

The continuing Spoonbill, broods of 4, 5, 9 and 10 Mallards also 8 Gadwall, 12 Redshank and a few Tufted Ducks + Roe Deer. South Finger- Cuckoo singing. Reed Buntings, Sedge Warblers and Reed Warblers all showing and singing in the usual spots.

South Lake

Four drake and single duck Teal, 40 Gadwall, 2 drake Shoveler, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 80+ Avocet, a Common Tern was resting on the rail with Black-headed Gulls. Broods of Mallards.

Tack Piece

Great Egret, Lapwing and Oystercatchers, 16 Gadwall, Snow x Bar-headed Goose hybrid and the escaped/released Ross's Goose with the Barnacle Goose flock.

Middle Point

Calmer conditions and sunny weather encouraged the White-spotted Bluethroat to make display flights and defend it's territory against Reed Bunting, at least four of the latter singing here. Reed and Sedge Warblers are also nesting. Yesterday a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling to the North, in the couch grass/saltmarsh close to the Severn Ground fence. The Bluethroat has been showing very well, read the post below for more information.

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge/...

Grounds

At least three broods of Mallard (2, 4 and 4).

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